pochłonąć

Polish

Etymology

From po- + chłonąć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈxwɔ.nɔɲt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɔɲt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: po‧chło‧nąć

Verb

pochłonąć pf (imperfective pochłaniać)

  1. (transitive) to absorb (to include so that it no longer has separate existence)
  2. (transitive) to absorb, to engross (to engage wholly; to occupy fully)
  3. (transitive) to engulf, to swallow up
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to devour, to gobble up, to wolf, to wolf down

Conjugation

adjective
noun
  • pochłaniacz

Further reading

  • pochłonąć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pochłonąć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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